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Originally posted by drock905
Do you realize how bad pain med abuse is? NYC is one of the worst offenders. It's full of doctors with questionable practices that will literally give "patients" anything they want. High level pain meds are prescribed to people way too easily and there is almost no real way to track them if they are smart about it.
It's a major problem and something has to be done to limit abuse.
Originally posted by drock905
I'm actually ok with this. Prescription opiate abuse in this country is an epidemic. Doctors prescribe these, specifically oxycodone, way too easily and frequently. These are dibiltiating addictions to have and it's very easy to get hooked on them. It has also bred a giant underground of dealers, doctor and pharmacy shopping and insurance fraud.edit on 12-1-2013 by drock905 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by drock905
Do you realize how bad pain med abuse is? NYC is one of the worst offenders. It's full of doctors with questionable practices that will literally give "patients" anything they want. High level pain meds are prescribed to people way too easily and there is almost no real way to track them if they are smart about it.
It's a major problem and something has to be done to limit abuse.
Originally posted by drock905
reply to post by paxnatus
The potential for addiction is different in everyone. The drug I'm specially talking about is 30mg roxicodone. Drs are prescribing way too easily, and people are getting addicted to it.
I feel it has to do more with the first part of your statement. The subscription pain killers are for sure handed out way to often for little or no reason. I hardly think that its a mayors job to tell the doctors who and when they are to use them. Perhaps they should call him into the er room to make that call? He could give the er patient little tests to see if just maybe they are faking.
Originally posted by seeker1963
reply to post by paxnatus
These two are proof of either very dumb people electing them, OR that elections are definately rigged.....
www.cbsnews.com...
It seems that present-day elections are no longer about the candidate or proposition with the most appealing content, but rather the candidate or proposition with the best-edited commercial, the brightest colors or the most memorable slogan. In essence, ignorance and superficiality have taken a stronghold on our voting system. People, more than ever before, are voting without knowing what they're voting for.
The subscription pain killers are for sure handed out way to often for little or no reason.
Originally posted by drock905
reply to post by paxnatus
If Bloomberg can't take any steps to stop abuse then what should be done?
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
Well, when you're personally worth an estimated 20+ billion dollars, as Bloomberg is, you're above such things as pain and discomfort.